litlDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1914
LA QBAKDX ITBNIN0 OBSERVER
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CONSULTATION FOR FARMERS
AT LAST.
While commerce has in the past
supplied specialists for nearly every
line of business except agriculture, it
is now with a good deal of satisfac
tion that the state of Oregon has
agreed to furnish men experienced in
farm work to consult with the ranch
er who is making the fight with na
ture to force heavier production from
the soil.
C. C. Cate, the new farm man for
Union county, is here. He is a
trained man, not a yellow legged "ex
eprt," nor yet is he a high browed
"specialist", but he is just a plain,
experienced young man who knows
what he talks about and when he
finds something he does not know
. about he is willing to call upon the
state and federal agricultural de
partments to assist him. .
His duties are to consult with the
farmers and help them handle their
Individual problems. "This he does
not do from an office nor by' eorres
. yondence, but he dons a pair of over
alls and goes direct to'the farm where
he stays and works out, the plans
that will make more bushels of wheat
' grow on the acre than has heretofore
' been grown; that will make the cow
give more and better milk; plans that
will put more pounds of fat on the
hog with the same feed.
He is an important man for Union
county to have. He will make a
barrel of money for the county be
cause he will assist every farmer who
wants his assistance to establish
set of books and keep correct data
on every farm transaction. He will
prove to the apple grower what kind
of apples to raise in this altitude and
will interest as many people in the
dairy business which business will in
time swell the bank deposits of every
financial institution in the valley.
The Observer welcomes Mr. Cate in
the strongest temrs we enn command
He is here for a purpose a splendid
purpose; and we hope every rancher
will meet him, and not hesitate to
put up their problems to him.
NO LIBEL INTENDED.
Sometime ago we printed an edi
torial stating thnt six-mule teams
were plowing on the Walter Pierce
ranch, all of which was true. But
we also stated that Walter was not
doing the plowing thnt he, in fact,
was riding on horseback watching the
other fellow plow.
As time goes on and truth comes
out as truth always does it seems
Walter really did plow. He says so
himself and that settles it. So we
have credited the ex-senator with
400 acres of land plowed with his own
hands this winter, which is not bad for
a record to be sent up to tno White
House in these piping days of
democratic times. We do not wish to
libel anyone and least of all Senator
Pierce, hence we hasten to make this
correction and ask every rancher in
the valley to write on the wall just
above where the shotgun bangs, "W.
M. Pierce plowed 400 acres of land,
himself handling the plow, in the
month of January, 1914." j
ONCE HERE, THEY WILL COME
BACK. '
Opie Reed said, "to drink the wa
ters at Caney Fork meant to return
to the place." '
We say, ."to stop in the Grande
Ronde valley for a few days when
looking over the country means to
return here." . .
There may be exceptions to this
rule, but we have many proofs of its
truthfulness.: For instance, take
Mr. Oxner, who has just purchased
the Coolidge paint store. He came
on a little trip, stayed a few days,
and ever since taking his departure
he has been trying to get back. He
succeeded ija establishing himself in
La Grande, and he will not regret it,
for there are few places as good
and no place better.
The Commercial club dinner last
evening was an event that is worth,
while and should be repeated often.
In fact, it -was indicative of a revival
in the clab activities. This idea was
certainly prompted when John Collier
acted as toastmaster and presiding
officer of the evening. Mr. Collier's
work in public life has heretofore
always brought results and the Ob
server is pleased to see the campaign
being instituted in the hands of such
men as Mr. Collier, Mr. Reynolds and
the other members of the present
executive board.
Mr. Perley's moving picture show
continues to do business in the rail
road yards. It is without question
one of the best moves Any railroad
company ever made to send out such
an instruction to its employes and
the general public. "Safety first" is a
slogan that will not die and it will be
more generally observed1 is the Perley
lectures are extended on all the trans
continental lines. . , i .
When La Grande people are called
upon to vote the refunding bonds, it
will not be a case of adding more in
debtedness. Rather it will be an in
stance of carrying what indebtedness
we have at less expense and enact a
permanent saving on supplies by pay
ing cash instead of promises to pay
that run for two and a half years.
Even if the Eastern Oregon bank
ers who went to Portland to see Mc
Adoo did not succeed in getting the
regional bank located in the Oregon
metropolis, they all admit that the
five dollar banquet was worth while,
More royalty in ue way of uni
forms was displayed at the Elks
ball than all the king's horses could
pull. It was an event that "hit the
purple" to use the language of Emer
son.
Really, that snow storm Press Lew
is was talking about on the Atlantic
hns had . about titme to reach the
Grande Ronde. .
SEVERE SUFFERING ENDURED
Three Men Believed to Have Drowned
While Women Wait In Crib.
Chicago, Feb. 6. Half frozen from
exposure, Mrs. May Smith and May
Wade, spent seven frightful hours
alone in a crib two miles off the shore,
of Lake Michigan last night, until
they were rescued early this morn
ing by a fire tog. In the meantime
three men are thought to have per
ished in an attempt to rescue the two
women with a rowboat The women
admitted that they had spent the
day with the tender of the crib, Wil
liam Channel!, Jr., and Stephen Var
lcy ,a merchant, guest of Channell.
Late in the evening Channell and
Varley rowed ashore to pick up Lefty
, Women Multiply Their Trouble.
The popularity of bridge baa swept
all records so far this season. Any
prominent society dame gets an aver
age of, say, one Invitation per after
noon. This she could manage beeutl-
fully were the invitations for succes.
slve dates. But suppose they bunch
themselves so that she gets a half
dozen for the same afternoon T So-
clety, through necessity, has evolved
a nova! plan to meet this. It is the
ubetltute. By the operation of this
plan, the much-rushed society woman
is enabled to enjoy her afternoon of
tirM it tha house sha chooses so.
cure In the knowledge that she la be-
Ina renresented by ber nroxles in five
other homes. Bridge for. bridge's sake
has resulted, for the invasion of the
proxy has done away with the social
aspect to a marked degree. But the
proxy player baa come to stay, as
ha U n nonnaaitv in tha atraniinus
life of the social swim.
Tragedy In Women's Hats.
There is a tragedy in every worn.
an's bat It seems almost as cruel to
nnw alalia wki. m.lf. , V a nln.w fl nnaH
In France a pittance as to kill the
birds of brilliant plumage in Brazil.
Thirty cents a day, 20 and 15, with
an occasional 75 for rare skill in mak
ing roses, deducting for loss of time
and slack work, tells the story of
wretchedness and woe. Summed up
the average is not far from $60 a year
en which to support existence. Amer
ican lovers of French millinery will
be amazed at the wages paid young
women in France gifted with deft
lingers and rare taste, especially
when they take the prices charged
for Parisian hats into considera
tion.
Sickness Caused by Wireless.
Wireless operators, particularly on
shipboard, are subject to an anemlo
condition that manifests itself in pal
lor, loss of appetite and headaches.
Blood tests show a diminished num
ber of red corpuscles.
It has been customary to charge
this to the poor quarters many of the
wireless operators occupy. But it now
seems that the presence of too much
ozone In th 4 confined air and the pres
ence of electrlo currents of high fre
quency exercise a bad effect that as
yet Is poorly defined.
The same condition has been ob
served among the electricians at great
power stations like that at Niagara.
He Wanted Better Odds.
The first time Bill, the farm hand,
.ever complained of feeling sick his
boss sent him to town with the ad
dress of a doctor he knew. Bill came
back next day and reported: h
"Well, I took my medicine, but not
from that doctor you sent me to no,
sirreel" - "
"Why not? Couldnt you find him?"
"Ob, I found bis place, all right,
with his name on a brass plate oh U'
door. But underneath the name it
said '10 to 1.' I wa'n't goln' to take
no such risks as that To era was an
other doctor next door, and liissign
read '8 to 5.' The odds was so much
better that I went to him."
Glimpse Into the Future.
He was a young man a candidate
for an agricultural constituency aud
he was sketching in glowing colors to
the audience of rural voters the happy
life the laborer would lead under an
administration for the propagation of
sweetness and light "We have not
yet three acres and a cow, but It will
come. Old age pensions are still of
the future, but they will come." Sim
ilarly every Item of hi comprehensive
program was Indorsed by the same cry.
Then he went on to talk of prison re
forms. "I have not yet personally,"
he said, "been inside a criminal lu
natic asylum." The-', there was a
voloe from the back of the hall: "But
It will come."
8tungl
The automobllist, after several
times losing his way, found himself
on an unknown road, at midnight
Where he was ho could not even
guess. At length ho came to what ap
peared to be a signpost He fumbled
In his pocket, and brought out his
box of matches. Luckily there was
one left
Carefully and slowly he toiled up
the slgnpoBt, and at the top struck the
match to soe what was written there
on. The flickering glare of the match
showed these words:
"Try Tinker's Tabules."
Wilson, Channell's assistant, and lat
er the three rowed back to the crib,
but half way the boat struck ice.
The search light picked them up. as
they struggled in the ice floe. Tugs
were sent to the rescue but navigation
was difficult on account of the heavj
cakes of ice that floated about and
before they 7 ached the crib the three
men had disappeared. It is believed
the boat was crushed bv tha iee. and
' that the men perished.
LEARN WHAT THE EARTH IS
Here la the Proper Definition Fresh
From the Pen of a
. Humorist. v
"
Tb earth Is a ball, so situated tn a
region called space as to get the full
benefit of the sun on bright days and
' the moon on romantlo nights. It
eomewhat larger than a baseball,
important. It is not so large
B flxed Ur Dut ,s mucn and
of mucn Pleasanter climate. It is
Mt Ay as a charity ball, but
much more efficient .
It has two poles of which we are 1
certain, because they are vouched tor ; i
by explorers; a center of which we
are not certain because it is vouched
for merely by scientists; an equator
and an axis which are imaginary;
Christian Scientists, which are Imag-
lnative: and mathematicians, which
are unimaginative. It is inhabited1;
ny people, nusoanus ana oiner in
sects, anlmalculae and bacteria. It
is connected with the rest of Bpace by
sound, waves, light waves, wireless ap
paratus with Instruments at the send-
n " only, telescopes and prayers.
It has recently endeavored to exagger
ate its ego by the' use of aeroplanes.
The earth is highly recommended
as both a summer and a winter resort
for well-to-do persons. Favorable
terms to desirable parties. Pulitzer's
Magazine.
TYPES THAT ARE SIMILAR
Stupid or Thoughtless Man May Well
Be Actuated by tha Same
Principle. v
There are some men formed with
feelings so blunt, with tempers so
cold and phlegmatic, that they can
hardly be said to be awake during the
whole course of their lives.' Upon
such persons the most striking ob
jects make a faint and obscure im
pression. There are others so continually in
the agitation of gross and merely
sensual pleasures, or so occupied in
the low drudgery of avarice, or so
heated in the chase of honors and
distinction, that their minds, which
had been used continually to - the
storms of these violent and tempest
uous passions, can hardly be put In
motion by the delicate and refined
play of the Imagination.
These men. though, from a different
cause, become' as stupid and Insensi
ble as the former, but whenever eith
er of these happen to be struck with
any natural elegance or greatness, or
with these qualities in any work of
art, they are moved upon the same
principle. Edmund Burke. '"'
TOO MUCH MONEY LOCKED UP
Antics of Man With Pockets Full of
Cash Led to His Arrest In a . .
Southern Town.
Ashevllle. N. G W. V. Lyons, claim
ing to be from New York, and carry
ing a large sum of money, was taken
Into custody at the request of rela
tives, and Is being held pending an
Inquiry into his sanity.
Lyons came here about two weeks
a"go to visit his sister, Mrs. Sam No.
vitch. While here he bought several
valuable piece of property for which
he paid. He publicly criticized offi
cials" of the city, declaring his Inten
tion of removing the present mayor
and stopping publication of the news
papers. Then he had cards printed and
hired boys to distribute them, declar
ing at the same time his Intention of
dismissing the whole police force. The
police, at the request of relatives, took
him into custody.
GIRL AND DOG NAB BURGLAR
William Bastlan, Frisco Man, Said to
Have Netted $200,000 From
Operations.
San Francisco. A pretty girl and a
bulldog captured a prize burglar here.
He is William Bnstaln, who for five
years has lived with his young sister
Josephine, in a richly furnished house
on the proceeds, the police say, of
robberies that have netted him $200,
000. Bank books showing balances
at various bonks of more than $10,
000 were found at hlo residence, when,
his sister was arreBted. Mastnln was
crossing a back yard after having
robbed. It Is said, a nearby houBe.
Prince, a pet bulldog, nabbed the
man and held on until his mistress,
Miss Jennie Debrunner, summoned the
police.
Dead Man's Ashes In Campaign.
New York. The ashes of Ous Ruh
lln, the noted pugilist, are being used
by his widow tn her fight against the
re-election of Alderman Otto Gelbke
of Queens county. At a political rally
Mrs. Ruhlin held up the orn contain
ing the ashes of her huBband and said:
"I am here to speak for my dead hus
band. If Gus were alive he would be
here to speak for himself."
. Read the advertisements too.
California Rhubarb Cabbage
Cauliflower Turnips "
Sweet Potatoes Rutabago
Parsnips
Celery Bananas
Head Lettuce Grape Fruit
Hot House iLettuce Oranges
Eh man's Green, Ripe Olives
s In The BoWe and Bulk
r
SWIFTS
Premium Hams and Bacon
ThcTcity
Grocery
The Home of Fancy Groceries j
E. POLACK, Prop. i
BOOSTED UPTHE PRICEj
When You Come to Think of It th TV yesterday morning - of Mrs.
.-. Article Was Worth the la- ... ! Harvey McCord.who. passed away
' v creased Amount. j- ehortlysjfter S o'clock at her home on
,.'V 1 ' Washington street, threw a gloom
Hot and stuffy was the anctJoo. over the enti communit 89 the ; d
room, and packed, too yes, even .'.. .. ' ' ' . u
packed to Its utmost capacity. nBtlve of Baker- sPnt
Suddenly through the crowd pressed her whle ,lfe here and was own
a large, important-looking person and Personally by the greater number of
held converse with the auctioneer Baker people. She had returned home
converse, low, deep and awe-lnspli ! from the Elks' ball with her husband,
In8- I Harvey McCord, of the Basche-Sage
Then up spake the auctioneer to the Hardware company, they having at
multitude assembled: ' .k . , ,
"Gentlemen," he said, "I am Intern 1 " ! ""J and dBCe'
ed that a pocket book has been lost fcne retlrcf about midnight and made
In this hall tonight containing 200 no complaint that she was not feeling
In bank notes." ' all right Soon after going to bed
A great hush fefl upon the assembly.' she began to breath heavily, and Mr.
"Yes," continued the custodiaa ot McCord was unable to arouse her
the hammer, "and owing to other val-' Physicians were summoned but their
uable documents it contains, the gen' - .... .
tleman will offer 50 to anyone whoi effort 10 he,P were fruitless, and she
returns it. while no questions will be, Passed away without regaining eon
asked." j sciousness. Acute kidney trouble was
Again a Bllence, deep and unbroken, the immediate cause of her death.
Then a fellow at the rear of the' The funeral will be conducted by
"I bid 51," he said. Answers.
La Grande
Organized
DESIGNATED DEPOSITOR! Or UNITED STATES GOYEBNXEKT.
TOITED STATES POSTAL SAYINGS DBF08IT0HI.
Capital $100,000.00
Surplus 7$140,OOO.0O
Total Resources $1,000,000.00
For twenty-six years, in all kinds of financial weather, we have
successfully catered to the monetary wants of the people f La
Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley. ' tj
We respectfully solicit your business. . '
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
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Bakery
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"''Mrs. M. MeCord Dead.
j sudden death
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,1425 Washington street, at 2:30 to
' 1 morrow (Friday) afternoon.
National f Bank
in 1887.